Laminated safety glass with high strength, high stiffness DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayer shows no significant signs of aging despite five years of exposure to…
Commercial and residential buildings consume vast amounts of energy, water, and material resources. In fact, U.S. buildings account for more than 40 percent of…
Although researchers have investigated the problem for over 30 years now, the research achievements of across-wind loads and effects and the computation…
As World Food Day Puts Focus on Food Crises, Research Shows Potential for Rapid, Radical Transformation on Smallholder FarmsNAIROBI, KENYA (14 October 2011)—…
Sustainable energy consumption, the use of renewable energies, energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emissions are the current challenges that cities and…
He developed a number of revolutionary construction techniques including the first suspended roof structure. The Russian engineer built lattice towers up to…
Researchers from a team funded by the National Science Foundation have examined some of last spring’s massive tornado damage and conclude in a new report that…
A group led by Maria Karayiorgou, MD, and Joseph A. Gogos, MD, PhD, examined the genomes of patients with schizophrenia and their families, as well as healthy…
Researchers based at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) believe their invention — which could be used in existing structures as well as new…
Millions of U.S. drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it's too costly to fix all these spans or adequately monitor…
In part of the “Am Ackermannbogen” housing estate near the Munich Olympic Park, a solar thermal system supplies almost half the heat required for space and…
Researcher Marc Ottelé focused specifically on facades and sees considerable benefits in creating vertical vegetation. Among other things, the plants help to…
What works for thermos flasks can also be used for thermally insulating buildings: insulation by means of a vacuum. Vacuum insulation panels and vacuum glazing…
The new headquarters of one of the world's largest fashion groups features a glass curtain wall that combines the established benefits of DuPont SentryGlas®…
Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts of climate change, even though billions of urban dwellers are…
Current methods test sealants statically, by placing them outdoors for long periods of time, to measure their resistance to the elements. The problem, says…
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